Stop quibbling about specs and go make some music instead. Yes, even with those "audiophile productions", they all end up compressed afterwards. Usually resampling artifacts are way below -100 dB, which is not really discernible by human ear, so there goes that point too, this is pure science.) is nothing compared to MP3 compression whole world is subjected to day after day after day. 96k/24-bit samples more than double the CPU load, that's why those libraries are resampled to lower sample rate - this allows greater voice counts, yet contains the CPU usage.Īlso, rest assured that the noise you supposedly hear (it's most likely just cognitive bias since you KNOW that you changed the sample rate, so your brain is telling you there's something there, hah. With orchestral libraries a large voice count is usually necessary. yet many are done day after day and nobody really notices! So the "audiophile productions are not possible" is really a not valid point. You have to figure them out on your own or ask someone. My only complaint with the KH libraries are the documentation format is in html and very difficult to navigate and even after than some things just aren't explained well enough. The newer samples are more well rounded and really smooth and close, AND, Diamond still has all of the old Emerald and Ruby instruments. I then bought Kirk Hunter Diamond for Kontakt about 6 months ago and it's really really nice and a great price also. and percussion isn't as good, for me, as the EW Gold percussion. The weak parts for me were the wood winds, even though very usable, they're just a bit odd for me. Much more potential for intimate expression as well as bombastic.
There is some ambiance recorded to the samples but it's way cleaner and never a problem for me. So, I needed a change and bought Kirk Hunters Emerald for Giga.
Of course the makes sense to some degree, but when it seems random, and not based on musicality and playability, I also found inconsistencies in start times for the same note relative to the velocity layer. With even a fully quantized track and the same velocity for each note the ones with the different start times need to be slid off the grid,įorwards or back to make a consistent sounding performance. I see it as limiting the possibility for a feeling of closeness and it makes it difficult, for me, to play with sensitivity.Īnd the reverb can't be turned off as it's recorded on the samples.Ģ) Poor playability because of inconsistent sample start times in many many instruments.Ī general example would be you play a G and the G# and F# surrounding it have a different timing/feel making it impossible to play a part without having to either compensate for the different timings, or fix it in the piano roll view by sliding notes. Of course, this is just my subjective opinion.ġ) The hall ambiance/reverb recorded on the samples began to become difficult, for me, to work with. I soon found the other instruments in Gold very limiting. The transition from one layer to an other is too much of a change for me. I still use and like the percussion instruments, even though they have limited velocity layers and sometimes was EW Gold and the old player before they released their new player so some things may have changed.
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